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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies 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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