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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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