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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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