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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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