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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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