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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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