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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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