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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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