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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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