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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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