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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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