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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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