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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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