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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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