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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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