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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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