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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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