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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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