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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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