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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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