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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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