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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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