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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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