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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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