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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important 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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