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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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