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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major 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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