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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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