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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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