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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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