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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data 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 interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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