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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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