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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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