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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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