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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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