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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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