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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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