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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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