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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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