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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education