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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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