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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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