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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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