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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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