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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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