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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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