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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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