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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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