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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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