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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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