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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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