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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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