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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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