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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews 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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