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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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