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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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