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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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