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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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