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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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