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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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