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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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