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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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