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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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