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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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