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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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