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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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