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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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