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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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