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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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