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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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