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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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