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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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