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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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