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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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