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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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