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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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