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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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