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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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