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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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