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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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