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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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