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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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