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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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