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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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