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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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