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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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