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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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