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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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