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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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