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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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