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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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