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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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