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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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