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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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