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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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