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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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