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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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