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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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