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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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