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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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