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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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