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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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