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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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