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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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