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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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