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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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