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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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