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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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