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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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