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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major 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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