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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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