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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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