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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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