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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key 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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