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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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