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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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