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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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