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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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