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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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