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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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