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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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