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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about 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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