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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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