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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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