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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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