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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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