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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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