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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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