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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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