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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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