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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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