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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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