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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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