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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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