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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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