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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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