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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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