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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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