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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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