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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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