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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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