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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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