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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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