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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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