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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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