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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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