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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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