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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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