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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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