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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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