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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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