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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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