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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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