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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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