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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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