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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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