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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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