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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the 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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