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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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