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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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