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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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