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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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