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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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