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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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