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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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