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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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