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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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