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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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