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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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