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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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