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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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