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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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