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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers 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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