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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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