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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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