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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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