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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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