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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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