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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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