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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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