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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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