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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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