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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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