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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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