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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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