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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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