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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open educational resources (OER). As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.

There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important instructional ideas associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. For more details please visit this Open Educational Book website.

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