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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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