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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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