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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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