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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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