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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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