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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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