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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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