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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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