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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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