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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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