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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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