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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about 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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