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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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