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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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