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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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