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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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