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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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