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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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