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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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