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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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