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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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