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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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