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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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