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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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