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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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