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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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