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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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