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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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