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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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