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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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