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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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