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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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