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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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