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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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