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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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