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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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