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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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