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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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