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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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