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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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