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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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