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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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