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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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