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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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