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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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