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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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