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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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