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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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