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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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