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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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