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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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