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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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