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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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