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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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