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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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