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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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