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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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