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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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