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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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