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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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