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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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