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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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