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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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