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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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