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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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