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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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