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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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