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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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