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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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