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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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