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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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