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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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