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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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