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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring 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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