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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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