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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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