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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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