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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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