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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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