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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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