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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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