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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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