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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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