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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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