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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the 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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