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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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