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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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