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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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