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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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