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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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