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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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