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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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