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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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