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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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