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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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