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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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