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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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