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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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