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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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