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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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