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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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