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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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