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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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