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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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