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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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