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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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