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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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