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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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