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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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