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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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