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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses 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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