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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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