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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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