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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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