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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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