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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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