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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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