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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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