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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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