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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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