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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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