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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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