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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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