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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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