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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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