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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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