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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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