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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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