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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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