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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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