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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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