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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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