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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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