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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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