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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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