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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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