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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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