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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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