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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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