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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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