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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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