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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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