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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)