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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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