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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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