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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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