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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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