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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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