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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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