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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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