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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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