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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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