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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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