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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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