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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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