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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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