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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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