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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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