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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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