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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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