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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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