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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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