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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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