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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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