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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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