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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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