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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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