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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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