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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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