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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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