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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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