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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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