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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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