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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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