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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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