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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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