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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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