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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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