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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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