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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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