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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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