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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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