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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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