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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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