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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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