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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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