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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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