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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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