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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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