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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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