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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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