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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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