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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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