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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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