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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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