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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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