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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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