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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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