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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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