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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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