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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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