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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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