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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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