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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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