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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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