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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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