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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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