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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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