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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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