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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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