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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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