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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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