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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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