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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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