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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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