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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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