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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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