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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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