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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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