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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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