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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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