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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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