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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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