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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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