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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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