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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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