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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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