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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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