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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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