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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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