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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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