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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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