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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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