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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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