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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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