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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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