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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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