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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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