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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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