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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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