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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important 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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