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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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