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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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