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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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