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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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