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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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