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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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