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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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