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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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