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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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