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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines 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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