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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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