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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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