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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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