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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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