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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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