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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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