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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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