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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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