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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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