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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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