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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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