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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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