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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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