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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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