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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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