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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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