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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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