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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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