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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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