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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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