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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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