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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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