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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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