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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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