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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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