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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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