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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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