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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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