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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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