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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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