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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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