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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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