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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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