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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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