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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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