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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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