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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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