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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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