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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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