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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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