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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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