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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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