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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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