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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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