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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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