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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important 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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