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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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