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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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