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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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