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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the 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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