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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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