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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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