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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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