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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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