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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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