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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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