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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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