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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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