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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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