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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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