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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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