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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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