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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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