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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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