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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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