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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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