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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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