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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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