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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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