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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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