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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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