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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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