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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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