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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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